What is the trend in waste recycling?

Waste recycling is one of the best waste management options after prevention, since it helps divert waste from landfill. Waste recycling increased significantly between 2005 and 2006, registering a growth of 90 per cent to reach 4,600 tonnes. While recycling in all waste streams increased, it was the paper and board stream that increased most, more than doubling in 2006. During 2006, a total of 51 tonnes of batteries were shipped abroad for recycling. By end 2007, 197 bring-in sites had been set up in various localities in Malta and Gozo, and the amount of material collected had risen by 24.6 per cent between 2006 and 2007, from 2,255 to 2,810 tonnes. Despite this rapid increase in recycling activity, in terms of the overall amount of waste recycled, the amounts remain relatively low compared to total waste generated in Malta in 2006. By end 2007, two out of the five civic amenity sites planned for Malta had been established (Magħtab and Mrieħel), with the help of EU Structural Funds Between December 2006 and 2007, 8,396 tonnes of waste were disposed of at these sites.

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